Recent content by ElementFire

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    Cell phone making random calls?

    The only time that my cell phone has made calls without me initiating them were when I tried to plug in a Nokia handsfree set into my Samsung. It would automatically bring up the recently called list, and call the first number on it. It did show up on my usage bill, too, so the problem may not...
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    Other Becoming an Engineer: Considerations and Personal Experiences

    Second year Electrical Engineer here. If you can appreciate that small pieces make a whole, and want to understand how that happens, and are into Physics and Math in particular, Engineering is for you. I don't think anybody could just sail through Engineering, though. There will always be a...
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    Why doesn't anybody make 1.5V rechargeables?

    That would make it a plausible idea. Might happen someday. :)
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    Why doesn't anybody make 1.5V rechargeables?

    It's a good idea on paper, but people may not want to use them as batteries. They'll find some technique to liquefy the gold in the battery and they'll make jewelry out of them (I'm guessing a necklace made of gold will be more expensive than one battery). :)
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    Why doesn't anybody make 1.5V rechargeables?

    Gold is expensive, though.
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    No future? (I never studied chemistry. Am I finished?

    Agreed, I had some friends in my first year who had NEVER taken chemistry before, and they did just fine, since all the EE majors had to take a chem course anyways.